Label



July 19, 1932. 1 FREEMAN 1,867,622

LABEL Filed July 50, 1951 522/522 for Patented July 19, 1932 UNITEDSTATES PATENT VOFFICELV LEON FREEMAN, or' cnroneo. InLINois i i i'LABELV v i l Applicationled Ju1y 30, 19,31. SerialrNo. 553,988.

These improvements relate to labels The clip device12 is of `thinspringy sheet etc.

adapted to be applied to articles of clothing, neckties, belts, etc., toidentify the manufacturer or dealer, exhibit trade-marks, addresses, orother advertising. AThere is a large industry in labels for suchapplications, and their manufacture is one of the Ywell known arts.

The present label is distinguished by the provision of a tongue-likeclip or hook therewith adapted for engagement with some other article orpart of the same article.

It has been customary to apply clips to various articles, for exampleneckties, for holding parts of the necktie together or the neclrtie as awhole to the wearers shirt, and various inventions have been directed tosuch clips or holding means. The usual label is applied also to sucharticles.

According to the present invention I effect various savings of time andmoney, promote convenience, avoid the attachment of a plurality of itemsto the article, provide a better appearance for the article, and enablethe clip to be'secured more readily, more strongly and moreadvantageously to the article by securing the clip to the strong andfirmly woven label which is then attached to the article.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a face view of my improved label in a highlyadvantageous form;

Fig. 2 is a rear view ofthe same;

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the clip device;

Fig. 4 shows the application of such a label to the band of a garment;

Fig. 5 shows its application to a necktie; and

Fig. 6 shows its application to a belt.

The label 10 may be of the usual form and construction, namely as aVsection or piece of finely and stronglywoven fabric, usually in ribbonform and cut to length. Such labels are usually ornamental, of silk orsatin, and embroidered. They are designed chiefly to carry suchadvertising or identifying data as the name of the manufacturer ordistributor of or dealer in the article to which the label is attached,his trade-mark, business address,

Such data are shown at 11.

metal, having a substantially flat ,basev or body 14 preferably ofrectangular shape, and y' formed with an integral tonguelike springyclip elementl, while` at its ends there are slots or openings 16 forsewing the body to the label. but su'chs'ewing as at"^17 may be donerapidly by machinery and is a highly satisfactory Way to unite the clipbody strongly and permanently to the label. Y

The body 14 is applied to the rear surface or side of the label as 10,with the springy leaf or clip 15 extending through an opening at 18 inthe label, the clip then extendingy reversely back over the plane of thebase and over the front surface of the label. When the label is appliedto the article, as by stitching in the usual way at 2O (Figs. 4, 5 and6) the tongue as 15 (Fig. 5), 21 (Fig. 4) and 22 (Fig. 6) is the onlypart of the catch device visible. This is not only ornamental andattractive in appearance, but it leaves substantially the whole face ofthe label free for the advertising such as 11.

In Figs. 4 and 6 the clip elements 21 and 22 respectively extendtransversely of the label. Fig. 4 shows how thegarment may be suspendedfrom the clip as by hooking the clip over the upper edge of thetrousers.v In Fig. 6 the label is applied to a belt 25 and the clip 22holds the ring 26 of what may be a chain for a Watch ora bunch of keys.

According tothese improvements the ope eration of applying the clip tothe label is much more simple, easy and convenient than applying it tothe article which ultimatelycarries it, and the clip is thus secured farmore strongly and advantageously than it would be in most cases ifapplied directly to such article. The person applying the label hassuitable machinery for stitching the label to The clip may be otherwisesecured,-

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the goods but he is not ordinarily equipped for applying such amechanical element and,

where it has been found expedient to make such applications, specialmachinery was required to be installed. The present type or form oflabel therefore eiects very notable economies and provides moresatisfactory results in various ways.

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I contemplate as being included in these improvements all such changes,variations and departures from what is thus specifically illustrated anddescribed as fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

As an article of manufacture, a Woven fahric label adapted forattachment to anV artifv cle, the label having identifying data such asthe name of the manufacturer, distributor or dealer, or his trade-markthereon, a clipdel--` vice having a substantially flat base and anintegral tongue-like spring element extending therefrom and overlyingthe plane of the base, said spring element projecting through the. labeland extending on the front side thereof, said base being secured on therear side of the label, the construction providing that the article tobe held may be passed between the spring element andthe portion of thelabel overlying the base for readyremevabilty.I

LEON FREEMAN-

